Glory Hole Protocol and Information

Everything you need to know about Glory Holes

Definitions

Glory-Hole: A small hole in the
wall between two rooms. The hole is placed at crotch level for an
average man and is large enough for a man to place his penis through it
to let the person on the other side lick, suck, fuck or otherwise
masturbate it .There are several variations of what a glory hole is.

Tea room: Public toilet areas
where this type of sexual activity happens are often called Tea
rooms.

Buddy Booth: Buddy booths are
video booths where a glass partition with dual curtains separates the
two booths. The curtain on both sides can be lowered or raised, but you
control only the curtain in your booth. In some cases the window can be
lowered if both people press the button another version of a buddy booth
has a door which latches on both sides booths.

Private Video Booth: Many adult
bookstores have an area where you can pay to have an adult video played
for a minute or so on a TV screen right in front of you. The booths are
designed for one person to fit in them and in some areas, these booths
have doors on them.

Couples Booth: A couples booth is
a booth that is much larger than a normal booth. It may have a larger
than normal seat or a bench. More importantly, it is a booth that the
establishment will tolerate more than one person being in.

Top: A top is a man who wants to
be serviced by getting a blow job, hand job, or by fucking another man.

Bottom: A bottom is a man who want
to service another man by sucking him, giving a hand job, or being
fucked in the ass.

Cruising: Looking for sex partners
and seducing them into a sex act.

Truck Hawk: A man who attempts to
lure truckers to a roadside rest area or truck stop for a sexual
encounter

Glory-Hole Protocol

Talking is generally kept to a
minimum.

Protocol for BOTTOMS:

Choose a booth, enter, close and lock the door, if desired.

If you are in a video booth, insert money in the video machine.

If there is a seat, sit with your legs spread wide.

Expose your cock and get hard.

Check out the person in the next booth by looking through the
glory hole. Don't be shy, it is expected and appreciated.

If you like what you see, stick a finger through the glory hole
far enough so that the other person will see it. As soon as you are
sure he has seen it, withdraw the finger to show him you are ready for
his cock. If you want expect him to use a condom, stick one through
the glory-hole.

If the man in the next booth is standing with his cock exposed you
can signal him by gently blowing hot air in the direction of his
penis. This is a clear signal and is very stimulating.

If the other man wants you to service him, he will stand up and
place his cock through the hole. If he will use the condom, he may
take it or let you put it on. If he doesn't want a condom, he will
withdraw. See our other page for information on how to put on a condom
with your mouth.

If no condom is being used, let the other man know if you want him
to cum through the hole. If you don't want him to cum through the
hole, just ask him to pull out before he cums.

Protocol for TOPS:

Choose a booth near one that is already occupied.

Close and lock the door if desired or required.

Insert money in the video player.

Standing up is an indiction that you want to be serviced and are
not willing to service another man. This establishes you as the
top.

Expose your penis and get yourself hard. Many "bottoms" will not
be interested if you don't get at least half hard.

Watch for a man to stick his finger through the glory hole. If
someone does not seem interested, DO NOT THRUST
YOUR HARD COCK THROUGH A GLORY HOLE UNINVITED.

Put on a rubber on now if you want to use one.

When you receive the signal, place your penis through the hole.

Expect a variety of sensations. Some men will give you a hand job,
others will suck you; and some will insert your cock into their anus.

If you want to take turns:

You can signal that you would like to take turns if you stop
servicing the other man before they cum, and stand up and expose your
hard-on. Wait for him to withdraw his penis to allow you to place your
cock into the glory-hole.

If he is not interested he will not respond, leave, or he may
stick his cock back through the hole for you to continue.

If you are being serviced and want to assume the role of the
"bottom", signal by withdrawing your penis from the glory-hole and put
your finger through the hole. If you want to be "top" again, place
your penis through the hole. If you aren't ready to be "top" again,
stick your finger back through the hole after he does. Negotiate with
fingers and cocks.

There is a danger the other man may take it as a rejection if you
don't allow him to service your cock or vice-versa. You risk losing a
good blow-job or whatever by refusing to take turns.

If you want to have anal sex:

Choose a booth, enter, close and lock the door, if desired.

If you are in a video booth, insert money in the video machine.

Do not sit, but stand with your legs spread wide, exposing your
anus to the hole.

Don't be shy, work your booty and stick it as close to the hole as
possible.

You can also signal by reaching between your legs and sticking a
finger through the glory hole, then withdrawing it to show him you are
ready for his cock up your ass. You can stick the condom through the
glory-hole or put it on him after he puts his cock through the hole.

When you feel him press his cock or finger against your anus,
guide him to his target.

Fucking through a glory-hole is difficult to accomplish even with
a large cock. It will very much be the responsibility of the
bottom to accomplish the task. You may even have to settle for
a finger.

Luring another man into your couples
booth:

If your bookstore does not have buddy booths and permits men to
share booths discreetly, you should use another protocol for that.

A common signal that you want someone to follow you into a stall
or video booth is eye contact. As you go into the booth, make direct
and steady eye contact for a few seconds. When he returns the stare,
enter the booth but leave the door unlocked or slightly ajar. If he is
interested, he will open your door. If he is uninterested he will look
away the second your eyes meet his.

If he seems shy, or uncertain of you signals, maintain your eye
contact and either lick your lips, rub your crotch, or rub your ass,
depending upon what is your intention. If he returns the stare but
still seems interested, motion in the direction of your booth with
your head or even your tongue.

If the other man just opens the door and stares, signal again, or
close the door.

As soon as he gets in the booth, expose yourself and wait for him
to expose himself to you.

Sex with a man in an adjoining
bathroom stall:

Bathroom stalls along or near interstate highways is popular with
truckers. The protocol is very simple.

If you want to bottom for someone, go to a stall at the
farthest end of the bathroom.

Close the door, pull your pants down and wait.

When someone comes into the next stall, move your foot so that you
know the other person can see it and slowly start tapping it.

If the other person wants to be played with, they will kneel down
and place their penis under the stall wall.

Safety Considerations

Physical Safety

It would be uncommon or unheard of for anyone to get hurt by
someone in the next booth at an adult bookstore through a glory hole.
You could get thrown out for not spending any money. Stories of hat
pins being stuck through a penis and the like are nothing more than
urban legends. If you havn't seen it reported in a reliable media
source, don't believe it.

People DO get hurt in tearooms. Tearooms are not the same
environment as adult bookstores. The mere presence of a
gloryhole does not mean that it is safe to engage in glory hole
activity.

It is generally good advice to lock the door behind you when you
enter the video booth or glory hole.There are men who thrill in
waiting until you are exposed and/or engaged in some activity and
flinging your door open. Often they walk away, leaving the door wide
open.

Legal Safety

This is not legal advice, just common sense.

This activity is most likely illegal in any citiy or state in the
US and in most other countries.

It may be helpful to always make sure that the other man has his
penis exposed before beginning any sexual activity. There may be no
legal foundation for this, but it is unlikely a police officer will
resort to exposing himself. It might be interesting if his penis were
to be described in great detail on the witness stand.

In general, the more public the sexual activity is, the greater
the risk of being arrested (or physically injured).

Health Safety

If you have anonymous sex without a condom, you are exposing
yourself to dangerous health risks. Always use a condom for EVERYTHING
you do through a glory-hole.

Be prepared: bring condoms with you.

Use lubricated condoms for anal sex

Use unlubricated for oral sex.

Don't be surprised if another man refuses your request to use
them.

Assume anyone who refuses to use a condom is already infected and
therefore doesn't care if you are infected and doesn't care if he
infects you with a disease.

If you refuse to wear a condom, do not cum through the hole
without an invitation or asking first.

The head of the penis expands, the shaft of the penis gets very
hard, the testicles retract, and the entire penis throbs shortly
before a man shoots his cum. If you sense the other man is about to
cum you can direct his penis to one side to avoid staining your
clothing or dirtying your booth.

Conversation between booths

"Are you clean?" is a man asking
whether you have a disease. This is pointless conversation as anyone can
lie about it and you shouldn't trust what anyone tells you.

"Don't cum in my mouth." is a man
asking you not to cum in his mouth. Respect this request, and don't
shoot through the hole and stain his clothing.

"Show me your ass." is a request
that generally leads to another question, "Can I fuck you?"

"Can I fuck you?" is a request by
another man to insert his cock in your anus, which usuall leads to the
next question,

"Do you wanna get out of here?" is
a man asking if you want to go somewhere else to finish having sex.

"I wanna suck you." is a man
asking you to stick your cock through the glory hole so he can give you
a blow job.

"Do you wanna go to my place?" is
a man inviting you to his home to have sex. This situation calls for
caution.

"Do you wanna get a room?" is a
man inviting you to a hotel or motel. You can determine in advance if
you are expected to pay all or part of it by saying you never bring your
wallet to a glory-hole (which isn't a bad idea).

"Is your place free?" is a man
asking if he can go to your home to complete the sexual activity. Use
caution when inviting a complete stranger to your home.

Two or more men in a booth

Most bookstores do not allow more than one man in a booth,
although there are a few places that encourage it.

Don't be shy if a man has made eye contact with you before going
into a booth. If the door is not locked, he wants you to come in. If
he locked it, you read his signals wrong so just move on to the next
guy.

You can negotiate sharing your booth with other men by talking
through the glory hole.

If sharing a booth is not permitted by the establishment and you
are caught, you will be bounced by the store. Two guys in one booth is
half as much money as two guys in two booths. Signs are often posted
if it is not permitted.

Keep your hand on the door and keep your pants up until both of
you are in the booth. Another interested party could intercepts your
signals.

Some men just want to jack-off together and do not want to be
touched.

If you get into a booth with another man, it is generally expected
that both men feed money into the slots.

Most stores have gay, straight, and bisexual videos for you to
watch. It isn't uncommon for someone sharing your booth to change the
channel. Don't be insulted, he simply has a different fantasy.

Reciprocation

Usually the top will simply pull up his pants and leave
after he cums. He got what he came for.

Normally, the man who gets into the booth with you will help you
cum as well.

If a man doesn't make a move to help you cum or if he doesn't take
turns, he will probably shoot his wad and leave.

Often it isn't necessary to reciprocate as the bottom
shoots his load while he is sucking.

Don't expect reciprocation and you won't be disappointed.

Don't be shy about suggesting reciprocation, or anything else when
it comes to glory-hole protocol.

Money and Videos

Some adult bookstores have a cover charge which may vary from $1
to $5. In some cases you must buy a minimum of non-refundable tokens.

Booths normally take quarters, dollar bills or tokens. The amount
of video time you get for that money varies widely.

Stores almost universally do not allow anyone to be in a booth
without the video running.

Very few bookstores allow loitering outside of a booth in the
booth area and not spending money.

Cruising in the parking lot outside of the bookstore is rarely
permitted.

As long as you are spending money and you will probably be left
alone. Bookstores are a business and they are not going to let you
hang around for free.

Mostly men are single guys, but some married men
frequent these places as well.

Encountering an overly aggressive troll can be
annoying. If a man that you are notinterested in
follows you from booth to booth, whispers to you, begs you to do
him, or begs you to let him do you, your best bet is to ignore him
and avoid any eye contact. If this does not work tell him you are
not interested. If he persists, try leaving or go into a booth with
no holes until he finds someone else to bother.

Encountering an acquaintance

Anyone you meet in an adult bookstore near the video
booth area is obviously there for the same reason you are and has an
equal amount of "explaining" to do.

Don't avoid them. Walk up to them and say hello with
a smile and see how they respond. If they ignore you, they want to
make believe they don't know you.

They may ignore you and pretend not to know you and
get in the booth next to me and suck you off.

Where to find glory holes

Look for stores that exclusively rent adult videos
or advertise video booths, couples booths, or "buddy" booths. Many
bookstores advertise in X-rated newspapers such as X-Press in
Hollywood.

Look at the Cruising for sex page.
This web site provides a huge list of worldwide reader-provided sites where semi-public sex is practiced.
A new website intended for gays men is Cruising for Action.

How to judge if a bookstore tolerates sexual activity

A store that tolerates activity:

Will have glory holes in booths.

Will have some of the booths out of the line of sight of the store clerk and cameras

Will have booth doors that lock.

Have people loitering a short time in the aisles.

A store that does not tolerate activity:

Has the booths directly in the line of sight of the store
clerk.

Has no doors on the booths.

Has no locks or latches on the doors to the booths.

Does not allow men to walk around cruising the booth area.

Has the clerk periodically check the booths for multiple
occupants. Do not mistake the
clerk telling people to drop tokens or money. This happens
in everywhere and is a different issue.

Has video cameras so that the clerk can monitor what activity
is happening out of his sight.

Keep The Goal in Mind

Virtually every man in an adult video booth has one
goal...to shoot a big, hot, load of cum. Some men like to do it with
a cock in their mouth or ass.

Standards about who is on the other side of the wall
vary. Tops generally only care that it feels good.
Bottoms have a much wider range of criteria about physical
condition, appearance, cleanliness, etc.

Each man has their own expectations of what will
happen to their penis and often have a mental fantasy playing about
what is happening to their cock.

This is sex with someone you don't know or care
about. You may never see their face and will probably never know
their name and yet you may remember the experience for years to
come.